Construction crews are about to begin work to connect West Carson Street at the Pittsburgh-McKees Rocks border with the former CSX Intermodal facility in Stowe and a swath of undeveloped…
Comcast tech award goes to daycare
Daycare center TT’s ToyBox was recently awarded a suite of new technology devices through Comcast’s RISE program. The McKees Rocks daycare center is one of four businesses selected from the…
Fire department secures federal funding
A $134,590 federal grant awarded in late August will enable the McKees Rocks Volunteer Fire Department to replace its aging supply of oxygen tanks. The pressurized tanks, known as Self…
Anti-blighting efforts spurred on by $2.3 million grant funding
Government officials gather with local stakeholders in front of the former Bank of McKees Rocks site at 602 Chartiers Ave. during an Aug. 20 press conference. Efforts to rehabilitate the…
Disabled students help selves, community through OVR work experience program
Seventeen year-old OVR student Mark Pryor helps pack the local food pantry with canned goods. Three local students have spent eight weeks of summer helping their community, and in the…
County investigates potential arson case in recent Stowe fire
Local firefighters attempt to extinguish a blaze on Island Avenue on Aug. 12. Allegheny County police are investigating a possible arson attack behind a two-alarm fire in Stowe that injured…
Council uses federal funds for sewer repairs and vaccine incentives
Having received the first of two checks from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan, McKees Rocks officials opted to spend the funds on essential worker bonuses, sewer project repairs and…




